ResearchResearch Activities

IOG conducts research across five key themes: China, Europe and the United States, economic security, international security order, and emerging technologies. These activities are summarized through essays written by IOG researchers, offering in-depth analysis and insights on these critical areas.
Politics and Economics
The populism trap that is throwing U.K. politics into chaos

On Oct. 25, Rishi Sunak became the new prime minister of the United Kingdom, the third from the ruling Conservative Party in the s

Group Head, Europe & Americas

Yuichi Hosoya

Diplomacy
Japan-South Korea Relations & Surrounding Security Challenges

South Korea's domestic debate on nuclear weapons / Japan's view of South Korea's nuclear deterrence options / Japan-ROK cooperatio

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

Diplomacy
Impact of the war in Ukraine sees Japan at the mercy of bigger players

Due to Ukraine’s remarkable counteroffensive, triggered by its retaking of Kharkiv province in September, Russia has apparently be

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Economic Security
Japanese carmakers face continuing risks in the Russian market

Ever since the era of the Cold War, when automakers such as Renault of France and Fiat of Italy entered the Soviet Union market, R

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Diplomacy
How can Japan engage with Pacific nations amid U.S.-China competition?

KURUMADA Shuichi Visiting Fellow, Asia Pacific Initiative   The Solomon Islands came under the spotlight earlier this

Diplomacy
How the Taiwan issue represents the U.S. and China’s battle for legitimacy

When U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in August, many critics offered different opinions on what it meant for the As

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Security
China faces challenges in wake of Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

YAMAGUCHI Shinji Project researcher, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo Senior Research Fellow, Chi

Diplomacy
What did Nancy Pelosi’s visit do for Taiwan?

OGASAWARA Yoshiyuki Professor, The Institute of Global Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies When U.S. House Speaker Na

Diplomacy
How effective are the West’s sanctions on Russia?

The previous three Geoeconomic Briefing series discussed whether Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has aspects of a “new war.” To be

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Security
Does the conflict in Ukraine represent a ‘new war’?

KOIZUMI Yu Lecturer, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,The University of Tokyo When looking at the ongoing w

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